Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate scalding and de-hairing equipment.
This unit is applicable to abattoirs.
All work should be carried out to comply with workplace and hygiene requirements.
This unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision, exercise limited autonomy and have some accountability for their own work.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Element | Performance criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Confirm equipment settings | 1.1 Put in place and secure automated equipment safety guards. 1.2 Select and confirm equipment settings in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements. |
2. Operate equipment for scalding or de-hairing | 2.1 Power scalding or de-hairing equipment in accordance with regulatory and workplace requirements. 2.2 Operate scalding or de-hairing equipment in accordance with workplace and manufacturer's specifications. 2.3 Operate scalding or de-hairing equipment in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements. 2.4 Operate equipment within its capacity and the capacity of the operator. 2.5 Scald and de-hair carcase to workplace requirements. |
3. Identify and report defects | 3.1 Monitor carcases leaving the process to ensure de-hairing meets workplace requirements. 3.2 Monitor defects and take corrective action in accordance with workplace requirements. |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must operate scalding and de-hairing equipment.
The candidate must:
operate and monitor de-hairer according to manufacturer's specifications and work instructions
monitor defects in processing and take corrective action
report defects in accordance with workplace requirements
use communication skills relevant to the task
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
defects to be identified and reported in accordance with workplace requirements
workplace health and safety requirements of operating machinery
potential sources of contamination and ways of preventing it
work instructions related to operating scalding or de-hairing equipment
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions.
Competency must be demonstrated at normal chain speed.
As a minimum, the following three forms of assessment must be used:
quiz of underpinning knowledge
workplace demonstration
workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time
Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.